Shape Your Own Hat
Shape Something You Will Actually Wear
If you have ever wanted to shape your own hat, this is the simplest place to start. The Hat Masters Starter Kit includes everything you need plus guided virtual instruction so you can shape a hat you are proud of.
The Orms Family Heritage and the Craft Behind Hat Masters
Hat Masters exists because the Orms family has spent decades shaping, restoring, and teaching the
art of custom hats.
This is a real lineage with real shops and real experience behind it.
Everything taught inside Hat Masters comes directly from this family and the working
environments they have built. This is the story you are stepping into.
Glen Orms
Glen Orms
The Cow Lot • Hand Shaped Cowboy Hats
Glen Orms developed a respected reputation for shaping and restoring cowboy hats through his work at The Cow Lot. His approach was simple.
Work hard.
Treat people well.
Shape every hat with intention.
Glen’s hands on experience and long history in the craft laid the groundwork for what would eventually become Hat Masters.
His influence is present in every part of the teaching today.
Parker Thomas
Parker Thomas
Hats by Parker Thomas •
Denver, Colorado
Parker Thomas is Glen’s son and a working hat shaper and designer in Denver.
His shop, Hats by Parker Thomas, is known for its custom shaping, finishing details, and emphasis on craftsmanship. Parker’s work brings a modern artistic expression to the family skill set and has developed a strong reputation in the Denver hat community.
Students inside Hat Masters learn many of the same shaping and finishing techniques used in Parker’s shop every day.
Parker Thomas
Hats by Parker Thomas • Denver, Colorado
Parker Thomas is Glen’s son and a working hat shaper and designer in Denver.
His shop, Hats by Parker Thomas, is known for its custom shaping, finishing details, and emphasis on craftsmanship. Parker’s work brings a modern artistic expression to the family skill set and has developed a strong reputation in the Denver hat community.
Students inside Hat Masters learn many of the same shaping and finishing techniques used in Parker’s shop every day.
Dylan Orms
Dylan Orms
Founder of Hat Masters
Dylan is the bridge between the generations.
After learning the craft from his father Glen and working closely with Parker, Dylan created Hat Masters to teach the shaping and decorating side of the craft to makers, entrepreneurs, and operators who want to learn it the right way.
His goal is simple.
Make the craft accessible.
Make the learning clear.
Protect the integrity of the work.
Help people build businesses and creative skills rooted in real craftsmanship.
What You Learn Inside Hat Masters
The work taught at Hat Masters is shaping, decorating, finishing, and bringing a custom hat to life.
It is the part of the craft that customers feel, see, and value most. It is important to be clear.
Students are not learning industrial hat manufacturing or pelt to hat production.
They are learning the shaping and finishing process that the Orms family has practiced for decades.
This distinction keeps expectations aligned and protects the truth of the craft.
Why This Matters
The Orms family has shaped and restored hats for many years across real working environments. This experience is what gives Hat Masters its credibility.
Students are not learning from a trend or a shortcut. They are learning from a family that has lived the craft and continues to practice it today.
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